A Deeper Alliance With Deepfake
While it has gained notoriety for its unethical use, deepfake technology has the ability to revolutionise businesses in areas like advertising, education and political campaigning. Regulatory support and greater inclusion in the formal IT sector can lend it the much-needed legitimacy
Nandini Keshari - February 01, 2024
Wipro's No to Narayana Murthy: A Rejection That Changed Indian IT Sector’s Face
Before he set up what was to become one of Indian IT sector’s biggest success stories, Narayana Murthy was rejected by Wipro chairman Azim Premji. The Infosys chairman later found out that Premji considered this one of his gravest errors of judgement. In her latest book An Uncommon Love Story, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni explores little known facets of Murthy’s life and the influential role his wife Sudha played in it
February 01, 2024
Tiger Tyagarajan: GenAI Is a Technology. Embrace It
Presenting Tiger Tyagarajan, president and outgoing CEO, Genpact, in a passionate defence of the Indian IT sector as it braces itself for an epoch-changing tech disruption. He compares GenAI innovations to the invention of steam engine. Edited excerpts:
Suchetana Ray - December 29, 2023
Without Innovation, Indian IT Sector Is Stagnating
IT legends brought to the table innovation whether it was in quality, offshoring, engineering services outsourcing or software development. The new cycle of growth will be similar to what these pioneers did
Vineet Nayar - October 31, 2022
The Scandal That Shook India’s IT Industry
Walking the readers through the birth and meteoric rise of India's IT industry are authors Kris Gopalakrishnan, N. Dayasindhu and Krishnan Narayanan in their latest book Against All Odds - The IT Story of India.
September 28, 2022
The Degree Of Talent
In the face of a tech talent crunch, India’s IT sector is staring at a tussle between talent and formal educational qualification. Who will win this round?
Sneha Kanchan - May 28, 2022
Rebooting the Workforce
With IT firms opting for automation, reskilling is the only way for employees to remain relevant
Prathamesh Mulye - May 24, 2018
Viju Jacob
The Oleoresin baron might never list Synthite but he loves equities for its compounding ability
V Keshavdev - October 30, 2017
Infy's Saviour
Can Nandan Nilekani steer Infosys back on track as the company grapples with uncertainty following Sikka’s exit?
Krishna Gopalan - August 31, 2017
Getting into cruise mode
While demonetisation took away some of the early gains of FY17, companies in Coimbatore hope to bounce back in FY18
Shilpa Elizabeth Abraham - February 08, 2017